General Guidance and Training

Pass it On: Preserving Your Personal Collections

Preservation training videos from Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)

Upcoming trainings from Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC)

Preserving Different Formats

Digital Files

Guide to Archiving Digital Records for Volunteer and Community Groups

Library of Congress - Personal Archiving: Preserving Your Digital Memories

State Library of North Carolina - Personal Digital Archiving

Audiovisual Materials

Michigan State Library - Introduction to Media Preservation

Fundamentals of AV Preservation

Photographs

Library of Congress - Care, Handling, and Storage of Photographs

For Specific Audiences

For Artists

“Artists’ Studio Archives Managing Your Studio Practice & Building a Creative Legacy Revised Edition (2022): A Comprehensive Guide for Artists & Their Assistants” by Heather Gendron, Neal Ambrose-Smith, Joane E. Beaudoin, and Eumie Imm-Stroukoff

Guides from the Joan Mitchell Foundation

For Activists

Documenting the Now (DocNow)

Project STAND

Oral History

Resources from the Oral History Association

Resources from the Southern Oral History Program